Day frocks, n.d.

Left pattern: Sleeveless dress in printed red wool voile. Unfitted bodice with square neckline and horizontal bands of white. Yoke of skirt also trimmed with horizontal bands of white, and skirt ends in three tiers of ruffles. Dress finished with a waterfall in white applied at the neckline and falling to the left of the bodice, and a white ribbon sash applied to the right side of the neckline under a bow. Accessorized with a red cloche hat trimmed with flowers.

Center pattern: Day frock in white silk muslin with an unfitted bodice and pointed ruffled bertha trimmed with a border of blue checkered fabric. Handkerchief hemline of skirt trimmed in matching blue checkered fabric. Yoke of skirt trimmed with a narrow blue panel applied in a zigzag pattern. Dress finished with a narrow blue sash applied at the throat under a bow. Accessorized with a white cloche hat trimmed with flowers.

Right pattern: Dress in floral printed crepe de Chine with narrow inset sleeves and a V-shaped neckline. Ruffled skirt with an uneven hemline. Dress is finished with bands of white crepe applied diagonally.

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Left pattern: Sleeveless dress in printed red wool voile. Unfitted bodice with square neckline and horizontal bands of white. Yoke of skirt also trimmed with horizontal bands of white, and skirt ends in three tiers of ruffles. Dress finished with a waterfall in white applied at the neckline and falling to the left of the bodice, and a white ribbon sash applied to the right side of the neckline under a bow. Accessorized with a red cloche hat trimmed with flowers.

Center pattern: Day frock in white silk muslin with an unfitted bodice and pointed ruffled bertha trimmed with a border of blue checkered fabric. Handkerchief hemline of skirt trimmed in matching blue checkered fabric. Yoke of skirt trimmed with a narrow blue panel applied in a zigzag pattern. Dress finished with a narrow blue sash applied at the throat under a bow. Accessorized with a white cloche hat trimmed with flowers.

Right pattern: Dress in floral printed crepe de Chine with narrow inset sleeves and a V-shaped neckline. Ruffled skirt with an uneven hemline. Dress is finished with bands of white crepe applied diagonally.